Jr Pro splits a pair against Eldorado

The Carmi Jr. Pro football teams hosted Eldorado on Tuesday evening and the fifth and sixth grade team won 8-6, and the seventh and eighth grade team fell in defeat, 28-6.

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The Carmi Times - Carmi, IL

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Posted Aug. 29, 2013 at 5:30 PM

Posted Aug. 29, 2013 at 5:30 PM

The Carmi Jr. Pro football teams hosted Eldorado on Tuesday evening and the fifth and sixth grade team won 8-6, and the seventh and eighth grade team fell in defeat, 28-6.

In the fifth and sixth grade game, Eldorado got the scoring started with a short touchdown run with 2:45 left in the first quarter.

Carmi scored just a few minutes later to start the second quarter on a 15-yard touchdown by Cory Bailey. Bailey ran in a two-point conversion to give the Bulldogs an 8-6 lead with 7:52 left in the second.

Both teams were back and forth for the rest of the game, but Eldorado began to drive late. The Eagles were about to score and had the ball at the three-yard line. Carmi held strong defensively and kept Eldorado from scoring, and sealed the victory.

As the seventh and eighth grade game began, the consensus of all those at the game was that Eldorado had some big seventh and eighth graders.

Eldorado used that size to overpower the Bulldogs, scoring early on a quick drive and a three-yard touchdown with just a couple minutes off the clock. The two-point conversion was no good, but Eldorado got their two points on the kickoff when they trapped the kick returner back in the end zone on a safety.

Eldorado picked up a long kick return after the safety and scored again just 24 seconds later on a four-yard touchdown run with a two-point conversion with 5:33 left in the first for a 16-0 lead.

Eldorado picked up another score in the second quarter on a blocked punt. The two-point conversion failed and the Eagles took a 22-0 lead into halftime.

The Bulldogs began the second half playing better defense and was holding Eldorado, but the Eagles broke through with 2:54 left in the third on a 24-yard touchdown run to take a 28-0 lead.

The Bulldogs never gave up though and picked up a touchdown in the fourth with 8:41 left in the game on a 33-yard touchdown run by Colton Yates. Eldorado won 28-6.

The teams are on the road this weekend at Johnston City. Game time is at 6 p.m.